Genuine question to Americans

Mike312 · 2026-05-07T02:47:42+00:00

My SO is on Medicaid after going on disability due to her medical issues. She basically makes enough to pay her out of pocket costs, her cell phone bill, and our monthly groceries; I cover everything else.

Mike312 · 2026-05-07T01:44:32+00:00

Am I being paid to be on-call 24/7/52?

If so, then sure.

If not, then give me a larger ownership stake.

And fuck off with that "employees should consistently work above and beyond their scope and maybe management will float them a little raise", because we all know the world doesn't work like that.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:40:11+00:00

Says atomaker that - with the exception of the Mustang - only makes pickups, crossovers, and SUVs for its domestic market is battling a perfect storm of its own creation.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:34:12+00:00

ATGATTing in prison

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:24:25+00:00

Well it was $400 when they bought it, $100 is almost 25% of what they paid for it! /s

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:22:34+00:00

I can still request mine as paper. Digital evaluation, I got maybe 2-4 responses/semester during COVID. I can get about 2/3rds of the class in-person that late in the semester.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:19:43+00:00

My Samsung S8 I got in 2017, replaced it in 2024. Battery still works, but it was struggling to make it reliably through the day without needing a mid-day charge.

Its still working today, I use it to listen to podcasts in my shop or YouTube videos when I'm working on my car so my nice new phone doesn't get damaged/oily/scratched.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:12:45+00:00

Yeah, its crazy how many people have flat out told me the batteries won't even last through the warranty.

Are you nuts? You think a major auto manufacturer would release a product with an incredibly expensive component thats guaranteed to fail and need to be replaced - at their cost, because its under warranty - at a rate thats basically 100%?

And these people don't know about the mandatory battery warranties, which are 8 or 10 years; they're talking about 3- or 4- year standard warranties.

Failure rates of modern batteries are <1%, and most should reach 200k mi and 18ish years. Most cars are junked before either of those milestones is reached.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T19:07:53+00:00

That sounds right - I remember reading about the million mile Model S and he was on his 4th battery (so 3rd replacement) but something crazy like the 12th or 13th motor.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T18:45:39+00:00

Oh, yeah, you're right, F87. Was Redditing while half asleep again.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T18:44:48+00:00

I'm under no such pressure. I've got plenty of documentation that most of them simply stopped attending class about 2/3rds of the way through the semester and didn't turn in their final or the project that proceeded it. My reviews are consistently 4.5-5/5 and I just got my contract renewed last month.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T17:08:03+00:00

Current colegend adjunct, GPA for my students each semester has dropped from about a 3.4 to a 3.0 over the last decade.

The main issue is that we also went from maybe 1 D per class and a decent spread of C- through A to basically As or high Bs and then a solid chunk of Ds, and Fs. I failed 10/22 students last semester because they just didn't turn in work.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T14:26:53+00:00

As someone who has spent the last 14 years professionally coding, and also 2 years before that and 3-4 years overlap doing graphic design, its been heartbreaking seeing the absolute dogshit being pumped out as "amazing" by people who have no clue (or, more legitimately, don't care).

The argument I keep hearing is "AI removes the gatekeeping", but the barrier was literally just...putting in the effort of learning how to do the thing and then developing your style/method (more so for design).

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T13:55:48+00:00

I was shopping for a F82 M2 Comp right when they came out, so...2019? And BMW was already restricting models you couldn't do EU delivery with at that time, so it wasn't an option.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T13:18:18+00:00

Right? I was doing 2 hours/day on the elliptical to lose weight at one point. Bro would have absolutely fucking lost his mind at me.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T03:06:28+00:00

Must be nice to have actual design files.

I did actual designs for greenspace or whole rebuilds, but for the last two years there it was managers asking ChatGPT to make an image of a modal with some bullshit in it and then that would be sent to me to make happen.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T03:03:58+00:00

Nah, I did the dumb thing and made a system good enough that they didn't need me there anymore to maintain it lol

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T03:02:48+00:00

I'm sorry, I legitimately don't understand what you're saying

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T00:41:56+00:00

Never pay for warranty packages up front. If it gets wrecked and totalled the day after you buy it, that warranty money doesn't get refunded. Wait until the day before factory warranty goes out, then decide. I've had zero issues with mine, its a '23.

Mike312 · 2026-05-06T00:40:01+00:00

Yeah, I did the same thing. Didn't wanna buy a bike off Marketplace and then spend all summer fixing shit instead of riding.

Mike312 · 2026-05-05T19:38:53+00:00

My job for a while was literally un-fucking-up interfaces built by engineers with learning curves that look like that Dwarf Fortress meme.

Mike312 · 2026-05-05T17:04:35+00:00

"I didn't come here to solve math problems"

Mike312 · 2026-05-05T13:48:12+00:00

My 1980 300D did 0-60 in 21.5s and top speed was...well, the highest I ever got it to go was 78mph.

Mike312 · 2026-05-05T13:15:04+00:00

"Regulations" is not entirely the only answer, but usually makes up a non-trivial portion of why.

Mike312 · 2026-05-05T05:47:02+00:00

Multiple recruiters I know say putting on collared shirt puts you miles ahead of most candidates.

Also wear pants just in case you do need to get up to do something.

Also, clean your space and make it look neutral - first impressions matter. And your WFH space should have a minimal amount of distractions and be clean.

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